<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 08:57:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@nokima/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The paradox of democracy.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democracy, by definition, is the power of the demos (people). The people of this entire population of the country endowed with the right to vote. In real life, the majority of them are inert, for the most]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@nokima/the-paradox-of-democracy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@nokima/the-paradox-of-democracy</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nokima]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 14:56:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEodBkvdUCcQ6NYfL3uksSdMQi5B2924noQ2xwgiCe9SLaT3nKTFCVEAuMJDqZbVrm51RVSPC4jdHJk93YL35AF7GR17d8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>